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Linuparus korura n. sp. (Decapoda: Palinura) from the Bortonian (Eocene) of New Zealand

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 May 2016

Rodney M. Feldmann
Affiliation:
Department of Geology, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio 44242
Robert K. Bearlin
Affiliation:
Department of Geology, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand

Abstract

Linuparus (Linuparus) korura n. sp. is described from Bortonian (middle Eocene) rocks in Otaio Gorge, South Canterbury, New Zealand. This discovery represents the first occurrence of the genus in New Zealand and the first notice of a fossil occurrence of the subgenus which is represented by three modern Indo-Pacific species. Comparison of key morphological descriptors suggests that L. korura is related to L. scyllariformis and L. trigonis. A stridulatory mechanism, similar to that seen on modern Linuparus, is described for the first time from the fossil record.

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